The Department of Health aims to provide quality health services and ensure a caring climate for service users, implement best-practice health care strategies, create a positive work environment for staff, and provide appropriate and top-quality training for health workers. Our vision is to provide high-quality, efficient and accessible healthcare to transform people's lives. Our mission is to create an effective public healthcare system in Gauteng by ensuring we have the right people, skills, system and equipment to provide the care our patients need to live healthy and quality lives.
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A Grade 12 Certificate, NQF level 7 tertiary qualification in Health Sciences. A postgraduate qualification in Management or Health Sciences will be an added advantage.
A minimum of five (5) years management experience at senior management level in public health. Knowledge and understanding of district health systems including the management of regional and district hospitals.
Knowledge and understanding of the legislations, related regulations and policies in the public sector in particular in the health sector and management of hospital. A valid Driver’s Licence (with exception for persons with disabilities).
Duties :
Provide strategic leadership and management in the Chief Directorate to ensure alignment with its Annual, business and operational plans. Ensure partnership for the delivery of HIV, AIDS, STIs and TB (HAST) programme in the districts and Primary Health Care (PDPHC). Manage and monitor the Environmental Health programmes, communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Manage HIV and AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, public health chronic diseases, rehabilitation and mental health. Facilitate and ensure an overall system for implementation and monitoring of public health programmes. Strengthen the managerial & technical capacity of district management teams to implement HIV/AIDS/STI collaborative activities.
Co-ordinate and report on HIV/AIDS/STI program indicators and expenditure. Monitor, assess and evaluate the impact of intervention programs. Manage key stakeholder relations related to the delivery of health programmes.
Support districts in the achievement of UNAIDS (90-90-90) targets. Support health programs, including the comprehensive care plan on HIV/AIDS/STI and ARV treatment program. Implement creative models to promote health, prevent and manage disease profile in line with national and international strategies and policies.
Develop an engagement model that allows the regions and institutions to interact with health programmes in an integrated manner. Support Districts in improving eye care services and ensuring reduction of maternal and child mortality and non-communicable diseases.
Facilitate inter-sectoral collaboration to ensure that the department contributes to integrated services delivery. Manage human and financial resources within the Chief Directorate. Prepare and submit expenditure reports to National Department of Health in line with the DORA Act.
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